Category: Reviews
REVIEW: Creed III (2023)
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 7, 2023 | 0
Creed III is a movie, and simply that. It’s not a bad movie or a good one. It is not thought-provoking or profound, and it isn’t unique in any way. It merely exists. Compared to many other films in theaters, Creed III is not a bad choice for an entertainment experience if someone has ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 8, “When We Are in Need”
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Mar 6, 2023 | 0
The impossible has occurred: HBO has released a good episode of The Last of Us. After weeks of subpar writing, bad acting, and bloated filler, the writers have managed to cobble together an enjoyable and thought-provoking experience. Whether or not this is merely a case of a broken clock striking tr...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6, “Reckoning” and “Original Sins”
***SPOILERS*** In “Reckoning,” Vignette stands trial in a human court, surrounded by jeers and insults, as Philo recruits Kaine to rescue her. Winetrout informs the Chancellor of Sophie’s machinations. The Pactish ambassador continues to question Millworthy’s intentions. Tour...
Read MoreREVIEW: Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is offensively bad, like Guy Ritchie lured you into the theater with the promise of a fun Jason Statham action movie and threw rocks at you while insulting your mother instead. The film is so inept, so poorly constructed and executed, so staggeringly awful that you ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 9, Episode 4 “The Mask of the Red Death Part 1”
“The Mask of the Red Death Part 1” (which would have made a good Indiana Jones movie title) leaves you with a strange feeling. It’s better than the last couple of episodes, and it has some great ideas that are in keeping the series’ central themes, ideas that could be fascinating if fully ex...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 2, Episode 11, “Metamorphosis”
***SPOILERS*** “Metamorphosis” finds a lone trooper on a ship who then gets eaten by a mysterious creature. A Dr. Hemlock arrives on Mount Tantiss to recruit Nala Se, a fruitless endeavor. Meanwhile, the Batch confronts Cid about leaving them stranded. She only offers them a job, finally...
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